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Neha Dhupia spoke to News18 about her international debut 52 Blue and how she defines success.

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Neha Dhupia Opens Up On Bollywood Typecasting.

Bollywood actor Neha Dhupia is all set to make her international film debut with 52 Blue. Directed by Egyptian filmmaker Ali El Arabi, the film stars Dhupia as Lakshmi, the mother of a young man whose biggest dream is to meet football legend Lionel Messi at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Neha Dhupia On What The International Debut Means To Her

In an exclusive chat with News18, Neha Dhupia, who has been part of films such as Julie, Singh Is Kinng, Tumhari Sulu, Hindi Medium and Lust Stories, opened up on whether she got her due in Bollywood.

She said, “I love this business. I honestly have nothing against the business.  love the industry. I don’t know anything else. I’ve never done anything else in my life. I feel like it’s a combination of lack of opportunity, plus opportunities not created by me either. Sometimes before blaming what’s going on on the outside, you’ve got to look within. Maybe I didn’t put out this signal.”

Neha said the industry often typecasts actors. “What the industry does is put you in a box immediately. Like, what’s the point of having Neha if she’s not going to look a certain way? Or what’s the point of having someone if they’re not going to be performing this way? Or what’s the point of having some really big actor from theatre or from a certain college background?”

Neha Dhupia On Comparing Herself To Others

The actor also spoke about how comparing yourself with other people — especially in Bollywood — can make you feel unsuccessful. She said she has consciously stopped doing that. “When you start feeling that you’re not successful, it’s when you start comparing yourself to other people. The one thing that I stopped doing is comparing myself. And I feel my success lies in that. For a very long time, I was comparing. ‘No, no, I’m not this. I haven’t done that.’ A lot of people will be like, “But you’ve done so much.” It’s the comparison that makes you feel unsuccessful. The day you realise that your success lies in completely different places and you stop comparing yourself, that’s when things change.”

52 Blue had its North American premiere at the Washington, DC International Film Festival on April 19, 2026, and later opened the London Indian Film Festival with its European premiere at BFI Southbank on July 9. The film has also been selected for the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.

Neha Dhupia has had a busy 2026, returning as a gang leader on Roadies XX: Double Cross. She has also been hosting a celebrity chat show with husband Angad Bedi.

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Neha Dhupia’s international film debut, “52 Blue”, is scheduled for release in 2026. She has also returned as a gang leader on “Roadies XX: Double Cross” and is hosting a celebrity chat show with her husband Angad Bedi. Additionally, she is hosting a podcast with her husband Angad titled ‘Double Date’.

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Shreyanka Mazumdar

Shreyanka Mazumdar is Chief Sub Editor of the entertainment team at News18. With an unbridled passion for all things Bollywood, she loves deep-diving into the glitz and glamour of the entertainment wo…Read More

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